Athletics at the 2023 African Games

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Athletics
at the 2023 African Games
VenueLegon Sports Stadium
Dates18–22 March 2024
Competitors571 from 46 nations

Athletics at the 2023 African Games was held from 18 to 22 March 2024 in Accra, Ghana.[1]

Medal table

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  *   Host nation (Ghana)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Nigeria (NGR)116522
2 Ethiopia (ETH)77418
3 South Africa (RSA)71311
4 Kenya (KEN)66820
5 Ghana (GHA)*3216
6 Algeria (ALG)24410
7 The Gambia (GAM)2002
8 Morocco (MAR)1203
 Zambia (ZAM)1203
10 Cameroon (CMR)1146
11 Egypt (EGY)1135
12 Burkina Faso (BUR)1124
 Senegal (SEN)1124
14 Benin (BEN)1001
 Eritrea (ERI)1001
 South Sudan (SSD)1001
17 Botswana (BOT)0336
18 Liberia (LBR)0213
 Uganda (UGA)0213
20 Tunisia (TUN)0202
21 Guinea (GUI)0101
 Madagascar (MAD)0101
 Mali (MLI)0101
 Somalia (SOM)0101
25 Namibia (NAM)0022
 Zimbabwe (ZIM)0022
27 Republic of the Congo (CGO)0011
Totals (27 entries)474746140

Medal summary

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Men

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres
details
Emmanuel Eseme
 Cameroon
10.14 Usheoritse Itsekiri
 Nigeria
10.23 Gilbert Hainuca
 Namibia
10.29
200 metres
details
Joseph Amoah
 Ghana
20.70 Claude Itoungue Bongogne
 Cameroon
20.74 Consider Ekanem
 Nigeria
20.80
400 metres
details
Chidi Okezie
 Nigeria
45.06 Muzala Samukonga
 Zambia
45.37 Cheikh Tidiane Diouf
 Senegal
45.49
800 metres
details
Aaron Cheminingwa
 Kenya
1:45.72 Ngeno Kipngetich
 Kenya
1:45.73 Tumo Nkape
 Botswana
1:46.04
1500 metres
details
Brian Komen
 Kenya
3:39.19 Ermias Girma
 Ethiopia
3:39.40 Abel Kipsang
 Kenya
3:39.45
5000 metres
details
Hagos Gebrhiwet
 Ethiopia
13:38.12 Abdullahi Jama Mohamed
 Somalia
13:38.64 Cornelius Kemboi
 Kenya
13:40.61
10,000 metres
details
Nibret Melak
 Ethiopia
29:45.37 Gemechu Dida
 Ethiopia
29:45.68 Evans Kiptum
 Kenya
29:47.61
110 metres hurdles
details
Louis François Mendy
 Senegal
13.61 Amine Bouanani
 Algeria
13.69 Yousuf Badawy Sayed
 Egypt
13.83
400 metres hurdles
details
Saad Hinti
 Morocco
48.82 NR Victor Ntweng
 Botswana
49.38 Kemorena Tisang
 Botswana
50.09
3000 metres steeplechase
details
Samuel Firewu
 Ethiopia
8:24.30 Amos Serem
 Kenya
8:25.77 Simon Koech
 Kenya
8:26.19
4 × 100 metres relay
details
 Nigeria
Israel Okon Sunday
Consider Ekanem
Alaba Akintola
Usheoritse Itsekiri
Edose Ibadin*
38.41  Ghana
Edwin Gadayi
Benjamin Azamati
Solomon Hammond
Joseph Amoah
38.43  Liberia
John Sherman
Emmanuel Matadi
Jabez Reeves
Joseph Fahnbulleh
38.73 NR
4 × 400 metres relay
details
 Zambia
Patrick Nyambe
Kennedy Luchembe
David Mulenga
Muzala Samukonga
2:59.12 GR, NR  Botswana
Busang Kebinatshipi
Leungo Scotch
Boitumelo Masilo
Bayapo Ndori
Omphile Seribe*
2:59.32  Nigeria
Ifeanyi Emmanuel Ojeli
Samson Oghenewegba Nathaniel
Sikiru Adeyemi
Chidi Okezie
Dubem Nwachukwu*
3:01.84
Half marathon
details
Samsom Amare
 Eritrea
1:05:04 William Amponsah
 Ghana
1:05:13 Isaac Mpofu
 Zimbabwe
1:05:37
20 kilometres walk
details
Misgana Wakuma
 Ethiopia
1:28:05 Samuel Gathimba
 Kenya
1:28:06 Ismail Benhammouda
 Algeria
1:31:12
High jump
details
Evans Yamoah
 Ghana
2.23 m Saad Hammouda
 Morocco
2.21 m Mpho Links
 South Africa
2.21 m
Pole vault
details
Mehdi Amar Rouana
 Algeria
5.30 m Boubacar Diallo
 Mali
5.00 m Abera Alemu
 Ethiopia
4.00 m
Long jump
details
Asande Mthembu
 South Africa
7.86 m Yasser Triki
 Algeria
7.83 m w Appolinaire Yinra
 Cameroon
7.71 m
Triple jump
details
Hugues Fabrice Zango
 Burkina Faso
16.97 m Amath Faye
 Senegal
16.24 m Yacouba Loué
 Burkina Faso
15.86 m
Shot put
details
Chukwuebuka Enekwechi
 Nigeria
21.06 m Mostafa Amr Hassan
 Egypt
20.70 m Mohamed Magdi Hamza
 Egypt
20.29 m
Discus throw
details
Victor Hogan
 South Africa
62.56 m Oussama Khennoussi
 Algeria
59.97 m Ryan Williams
 Namibia
55.42 m
Hammer throw
details
Mostafa El Gamel
 Egypt
73.65 m Mohsen Mohamed Anani
 Tunisia
67.71 m Allan Cumming
 South Africa
67.57 m
Javelin throw
details
Nnamdi Chinecherem
 Nigeria
82.80 m NR Julius Yego
 Kenya
81.74 m Mustafa Mahmoud Abdel Khaliq
 Egypt
78.10 m
Decathlon
details
Fredriech Pretorius
 South Africa
7550 pts Edwin Kimutai Too
 Kenya
7140 pts NR Dhiae Boudoumi
 Algeria
6943 pts

* Indicates the athletes only competed in the preliminary heats and received medals.

Women

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres
details
Gina Bass
 The Gambia
11.36 Maia McCoy
 Liberia
11.49 Olayinka Olajide
 Nigeria
11.55
200 metres
details
Gina Bass
 The Gambia
23.13 Olayinka Olajide
 Nigeria
23.18 Natacha Ngoye Akamabi
 Republic of the Congo
23.42
400 metres
details
Mary Moraa
 Kenya
50.57 Esther Elo Joseph
 Nigeria
51.61 Sita Sibiri
 Burkina Faso
51.74 NR
800 metres
details
Tsige Duguma
 Ethiopia
1:57.73 Halima Nakaayi
 Uganda
1:58.59 Vivian Chebet Kiprotich
 Kenya
2:00.27
1500 metres
details
Hirut Meshesha
 Ethiopia
4:05.71 GR Hawi Abera
 Ethiopia
4:06.09 Mary Ekiru
 Kenya
4:06.22
5000 metres
details
Medina Eisa
 Ethiopia
15:04.32 Birtukan Molla
 Ethiopia
15:05.32 Melknat Wudu
 Ethiopia
15:07.04
10,000 metres
details
Janeth Chepngetich
 Kenya
33:37.00 Wede Kefale
 Ethiopia
33:38.37 Tekan Berhe
 Ethiopia
33:51.50
100 metres hurdles
details
Tobi Amusan
 Nigeria
12.89 Sidonie Fiadanantsoa
 Madagascar
13.19 Ashley Kamangirira
 Zimbabwe
13.59
400 metres hurdles
details
Rogail Joseph
 South Africa
55.39 Noura Ennadi
 Morocco
55.85 Linda Angounou
 Cameroon
56.41
3000 metres steeplechase
details
Beatrice Chepkoech
 Kenya
9:15.61 GR Peruth Chemutai
 Uganda
9:16.07 Lomi Muleta
 Ethiopia
9:26.63
4 × 100 metres relay
details
 Nigeria
Justina Tiana Eyakpobeyan
Olayinka Olajide
Moforehan Abinusawa
Tobi Amusan
Chisom Onyebuchi*
Blessing Ogundiran*
43.05  Liberia
Ebony Morrison
Destiny Smith-Barnett
Maia McCoy
Shania Collins
44.02  Ghana
Mary Boakye
Janet Mensah
Doris Mensah
Halutie Hor
Benedicta Kwartemaa*
44.21
4 × 400 metres relay
details
 Nigeria
Esther Elo Joseph
Patience Okon George
Brittany Ogunmokun
Omolara Ogunmakinju
3:27.29  Zambia
Niddy Mingilishi
Quincy Malekani
Abygirl Sepiso
Rhoda Njobvu
3:31.85 NR  Botswana
Tlhomphang Basele
Lydia Jele
Obakeng Kamberuka
Oratile Nowe
3:33.44
Half marathon
details
Loliha Atalena
 South Sudan
1:14:36 Zewditu Aderaw
 Ethiopia
1:14:40 Nancy Chepleting Meli
 Kenya
1:15:07
20 kilometres walk
details
Emily Wamusyi Ngii
 Kenya
Sintayehu Masire
 Ethiopia
Souad Azzi
 Algeria
High jump
details
Rose Amoanimaa Yeboah
 Ghana
1.90 m Fatoumata Balley
 Guinea
1.81 m Darina Hadil Rezik
 Algeria
1.78 m
Pole vault
details
Miré Reinstorf
 South Africa
4.35 m GR Dorra Mahfoudhi
 Tunisia
3.70 m Not awarded as the event had 2 athletes
Long jump
details
Ese Brume
 Nigeria
6.92 m w Marthe Koala
 Burkina Faso
6.81 m w Prestina Ochonogor
 Nigeria
6.67 m w
Triple jump
details
Ruth Usoro
 Nigeria
13.80 m Winny Bii
 Kenya
13.64 m Saly Sarr
 Senegal
13.60 m
Shot put
details
Ashley Erasmus
 South Africa
16.98 m Oyesade Olatoye
 Nigeria
16.61 m Ischke Senekal
 South Africa
16.38 m
Discus throw
details
Obiageri Amaechi
 Nigeria
58.93 m Chioma Onyekwere
 Nigeria
58.03 m Nora Monie
 Cameroon
56.11 m
Hammer throw
details
Zahra Tatar
 Algeria
69.65 m GR, NR Zouina Bouzebra
 Algeria
68.97 m Oyesade Olatoye
 Nigeria
68.92 m
Javelin throw
details
Jo-Ane van Dyk
 South Africa
60.80 m GR Jana van Schalkwyk
 South Africa
57.64 m Josephine Joyce Lalam
 Uganda
57.01 m NR
Heptathlon
details
Odile Ahouanwanou
 Benin
5616 pts Kemi Francis-Petersen
 Nigeria
5268 pts Adèle Mafogang
 Cameroon
5181 pts

* Indicates the athletes only competed in the preliminary heats and received medals.

Mixed

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
4 × 400 metres relay
details
 Nigeria
Ifeanyi Emmanuel Ojeli
Patience Okon George
Sikiru Adeyemi
Omolara Ogunmakinju
Samson Oghenewegba Nathaniel*
3:13.26 AR  Botswana
Busang Kebinatshipi
Lydia Jele
Bayapo Ndori
Obakeng Kamberuka
Leungo Scotch*
3:13.99 NR  Kenya
David Sanayek Kapirante
Maureen Thomas
Kennedy Kimeu Muthoki
Mary Moraa
3:18.03

* Indicates the athletes only competed in the preliminary heats and received medals.

Participating nations

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References

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  1. ^ "African Games 2023: Know the venues for all 30 sporting disciplines". My Joy Online. 19 February 2024.
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